Fire Safety
Fires may not be started in any facility of the University or on University property unless authorized by the Vice President for Operations of the University and in accordance with local, state, and federal laws. Students are to cooperate fully whenever a fire alarm is sounded and proceed to assigned fire exits quickly and calmly. Failure to cooperate will result in disciplinary action.
Fire safety equipment may be used only in the event of an emergency or by authorized personnel in training for emergency. False activation of a fire alarm is a crime, which is vigorously prosecuted as a felony. Law enforcement considers these offenses to be serious as they represent the potential for serious injury during an evacuation and diversion of critical fire department personnel. The University does not tolerate or excuse accidental discharge of the fire alarm stations on its properties. National Louis University will prosecute, to the fullest extent allowed by law, anyone found making or causing a false activation of the fire alarms. Further, it will take disciplinary actions against such individuals, up to and including, dismissal from the university. Punishment for conviction of false fire alarm activation includes significant monetary fines and felony imprisonment with terms as long as 3 years.